South Florida will forever remember the positive and lasting contributions of Commissioner Abe Resnick.

Not forgetting those who continue suffering under Nazi repression, he joined the Resistance and bravely fought to defeat the Nazi regime.

Commissioner Resnick's life exemplifies the achievement of the American dream through hard work, perseverance and dedication.

One of his achievements was the realization of the construction of a Holocaust Memorial in Miami Beach that will forever serve as a shrine to all those who perished in that tragic period of human history.

As Chairman of the State Senate Committee on Transportation, Quentin Kopp has amassed an enviable legislative record.

Mr. Speaker, the legislative branch's loss is the judicial branch's gain.

This antiquated relic allows mining operators nearly unlimited access to our Nation's hard rock minerals, no matter what other values (such as fish and wildlife habitat) may also be present.

Lack of Congressional action to reform this archaic law is indefensible--albeit a testament to the strength of the mining industry's influence on certain key Members who have consistently blocked any attempt to amend or replace the law…

Today, Reps. Filner, Pelosi, Gutierrez, and I am introducing legislation to require the Department of Energy to move the tailings to a safe location.

Tony's life stands as a strong rebuttal to these skeptics.

Mr. Speaker, I invite my colleagues to join me today in paying tribute to one of the most remarkable legislators in the history of the great golden State of California--the Honorable Quentin L. Kopp.

The NRC has seems determined to perpetuate rather than resolve this dangerous situation in the case of the Atlas site.

Public opinion--even in Western states with large mining activities--is strongly in favor of mining reform that includes a royalty that raises substantial revenues to be used for abandoned mine clean-up.

The majority refused to even hold hearings on these bills during the last Congress, instead focusing on crushing Clinton administration policies that would have made miners accountable for their actions and decreased the level of…

Today, I am introducing three bills, in addition to Rep. Nick Rahall's (D-WVA) comprehensive bill to reform the Mining Law of 1872.

Moving the tailings will remove the source of the contamination.

The legislative branch's loss is the judicial branch's gain.

A fiscal conservative, Quentin guards the public purse as zealously as he guards his own.